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Party For and With the Community at Lit Crawl
The party and also after the party.
Paul Constant
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Tara Atkinson’s New E-Book Is About a Nameless Woman Who Dates Faceless Men
Depending on how you read it, the book is a comedy or a tragedy.
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The Cascadian Poetry Festival Propels Poetics With a Sense of Place
If a region is reflected in the literature that emerges from it, what does Cascadia mean?
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EJ Koh’s Stellar Debut Collection Starts in Heaven, Goes to War, and Then Finds Love
The Seattle poet is deft at exploring the complexities of human interactions.
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If the ‘Russia Stuff’ Has You Confused, Let Masha Gessen’s Dense Reportage Help
The nonfiction writer come to Seattle this week with two revealing books on Russia under her belt.
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At GeekGirlCon, the Face of Geekdom Is Changing
This year’s event features G. Willow Wilson, Maritess Zurbano, Lil Chen, and others.
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‘Fumetti for the Mothership’ Is a Book, an Art Installation, and a Friendship
The book of photo comics from Mount Analogue comes complete with a blanket to read it in.
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EJ Koh Will Make You Cry
She moved a room of Bumbershoot-goers to tears. Her debut poetry collection may very well do the same.
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The Rock Star, Sherman Alexie, Returns
After grieving his mother’s death and canceling a tour, Alexie is returning to live audiences again.
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The Top 5 Local Books to Look Forward to This Fall
Don’t miss new books from Frances McCue, Bharti Kirchner, Mita Mahato, E.J. Koh, and David M. Buerge.
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‘Gather the Daughters’ Is a Dystopian Fiction About Recovering From Abuse
The end of the world, again.
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Readerfest Is a Clean, Well-Lit Place for People Who Love Books
Inspired by the defunct Bookfest, Readerfest seeks to bring Seattle’s diverse lit scene together.
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The Evolution of Bumbershoot’s Literary Offerings
For literature fans, things have changed over the years, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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Awkward Teen Poetry as a Force for Good
Lily Myers’ YA novel ‘This Impossible Light’ examines one young woman’s eating disorder through verse.
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At Seattle Urban Book Expo, the Books Look Like Seattle
J.L. Cheatham created the city’s only book expo for authors of color.
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Consider the Squid at the Cephalopod Appreciation Society
This multidisciplinary arts celebration honors our molluscan brethren.
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Anyone Want to Buy a Bookstore? Seattle Mystery Bookshop Is Up For Sale
Pioneer Square foot traffic has hurt the store, but could you be the one to revive it?
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Richard Chiem’s Ahead-of-Its-Time Short Story Collection Returns
A new and improved edition of 2013’s “You Private Person” meets a more ready world.
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X Y Z Brings Visual, Performance, and Literary Arts Under One Roof
The new collective arts space, housing four different organizations, opens this Thursday.
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How Our Government-Sponsored Poets are Defining Us
You couldn’t ask for a better investment of your tax dollars.